Pakistan

Taliban attack: Malala out of immediate danger

The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Manzoor Ali Published: October 11, 2012       PESHAWAR: As the nation waited with bated breath through most of Tuesday, doctors treating peace icon Malala Yousafzai announced on Wednesday that her condition was ‘satisfactory’ following a three-and-a-half-hour surgery. The operation, which […]

Our two-faced policies on extremists

The Express Tribune: by Muhammad Ali Ehsan. The cowardly attack on Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old child, is a tragic reminder of the violent blowback that Pakistani society continues to bear and sustain at the hands of religious extremists who are extremely upset and frustrated because their creators and mentors are no […]

Documentary to explore the rise of Islamic Militancy – “Jihad without Border” – Screening on Sunday Oct 21st, 2:30 PM at Baituz Zafar, NY

http://queensledger.com/pages/ad_details/listing_details/details/47715384-documentary-to-explore-rise-of-islamic-militancy   Shahriar Kabir’s documentary on Rise of Islamic militancy and future of secular democracy in Pakistan  Jihad without Border   ‘Jihad without Border’, the 2nd part of Shahriar Kabir’s Jihad Trilogy (“Trilogy”), explains the rise of Islamic militancy in Pakistan.  The Historical Documentary focuses on a nine thousand year old tradition […]

If Malala survives, we will target her again: Taliban

The Express Tribune: SWAT: The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which attacked National Award Peace winner Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday have said that they will target her again if she survives because she was a “secular-minded lady”. A TTP spokesperson told The Express Tribune that this was a warning for all youngsters who were involved […]

Inside of the Muslim mind

Source: LUBP: What we find today is that it is only Islam and its followers which are privileged to be the focus of the entire world. Islam, though a minority religion of the world is struggling hard to excel all other religions being “youngest” of all the other “divine” religions. […]

Jirga declares 13 girls vani in Dera Bugti

Source: ET The decision was taken to settle murder-related conflict between Bagirani and Shahwani tribes. PHOTO: FILE DERA BUGTI: A jirga in Dera Bugti, Balochistan declared 13 girls vani on Monday while settling a murder-related conflict between two tribes, Express News reported.  The conflict was between the Bagirani and Shahwani tribes […]

Happy and clueless

Source: ET Out of the blue there comes news of hope. In a survey conducted by the till-now-unknown New Economics Foundation, we are told that Pakistan ranked 16th among 151 countries of the world on the Happy Planet Index (HPI) 2012, beating India and the United States, which ranked 32nd […]